Glentoran 3-1 Donegal Celtic
Glentoran made a winning start to their Danske Bank Premiership campaign with a 3-1 victory over Donegal Celtic at a sun drenched Oval this afternoon.
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McLeans kicks off Glentoran FC sponsorship
Glentoran Football Club have announced a new 3 year sponsorship deal with McLeans Bookmakers.
The sponsorship will run until the end of the 2015 season and represents a key investment in the financial restructuring of the club.
McLeans, which employs over 300 people across 61 shops, is the largest independent bookmakers in Northern Ireland and this new partnership is a natural fit for the local brand, according to Managing Director Paul McLean, with the company having a a strong presence across East Belfast.
Nixon, Hill & Hogg sign new deals
With the new Danske Bank Premiership season about to kick off, Glentoran FC are delighted to announce that skipper, Colin Nixon, defender, Jason Hill and goalkeeper, Aaron Hogg have all signed new 1-year deals with the club.
New signings completed
Glentoran FC have completed the signings of Ryan Newberry, Mark Clarke, Marcus Kane, Jay Magee, Stephen Gordon & Kevin Bradley to go along with the signing of Stephen McAlorum.
All, with the exception of McAlorum (serving a suspension) are available for selection for tomorrow's Danske Bank Premiership fixture against Donegal Celtic at the Oval (kick-off 3pm).
Ticket information for Linfield game
Tickets for the Linfield game on 1st September 2012, will go on sale this Saturday from the ticket office at the Oval before the game with Donegal Celtic and at half time.
Bar information for Saturday
The new season starts this Saturday and we welcome Donegal Celtic who make the short journey across the city to East Belfast. Eddie Patterson is hoping to make his mark on his first full season in charge and we wish Eddie and the players all the best for the season ahead. The Premier Lounge will open at 12:45pm and our live coverage for the football season kicks off with Peterhead v Rangers (12:45pm KO). Then we have live coverage of the Glentoran v DC match on the screens in the bar. There is also live pre season football after the game and the members can choose which match to watch.
Call up for John McGuigan
Midfielder John McGuigan has been called up for the NI Elite Milk Cup squad.
Congratulations, John, and everyone at Glentoran hopes you have a great tournament.
Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup 2012
Three Academy sides are competing in this season's Foyle Cup, starting next week in Londonderry. The three teams heading up are last season's under 12, under 15 and under 16 sides - all of whom won their respective leagues last season.
The competition will provide the boys with a unique competitive experience as they face a group stage tournament then knockout games in the competition and the draw has thrown up some mouth watering ties.
Launch of new home kit
The new Glentoran home kit for the 2012-13 season was launched on 11th July 2012 and is available at the Glentoran Superstore at the Oval. The official Glentoran FC leisure range is also available.
See Superstore page for opening times.
Photograph courtesy of Thomas Sewell.
Dundela 0-4 Glentoran
Glentoran got their pre-season fixtures off to a winning start with this comfortable victory over neighbours Dundela at Wilgar Park.
The Glens almost took the lead after 20 minutes as Stephen Carson’s free kick came back off the upright, but they were ahead just a couple of minutes later when Colin Nixon slotted home a penalty after Jim O’Hanlon had been brought down. On 32 minutes the lead was doubled when Carson found John McGuigan who finished neatly from close range and soon afterwards O’Hanlon made it 3-0 when left unmarked in the Dundela box.